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G. W. BELL. Weather-Strip.

No. 227,404. Patented May H, 1880.

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GEORGE W. BELL, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

WEATHER-STRI P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,404, dated May 11,1880.

Application filed March 23. 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BELL, a citizenof the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchananand State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Weather-Strips; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters and figures ofreferenccmarked thereon.

Figure 1 is an end view of my improved weather-strip connected to adoor, and-showing it closed down against the threshold thereof. Fig. 2is a plan view of the weatherstrip with its operating mechanism. Fig. 3is an under-side plan view.

This invention has relation to weather-stripsconnected to the bottom ofa door in such manner as to shut tightly down when the door is closed,to close the space between the shut door and threshold.

The invention consists in the peculiar manner of attaching theweather-strip to thedoor and means for operating it, as will behereinafter described, and subsequently pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the threshold, and B thedoor, having secured to it a molding, a. To the under side of themolding a is connected ashort barb, I), over which is coiled a spring,a, one end there of bearing against the under side of the molding, whilethe other end of the spring forms an arm, (I, which extends out at rightangles to the axis of the spring and passes under a wire rod, 6.

The weather-strip 0 may be of wood, metal, or other suitable material,and, if desired, may have a tongue, of rubber or other elastic material,connected to its free edge.

I do not wish, however, to limit my invention to any particular form ofthe weatherstrip 0; and the elastic tongue, if desired, may be dispensedwith. This weather-strip O is hinged to the under side of the molding a,and a strip of rubber (shown at f) is secured between the molding anddoor and projects down below the edge of said door, which serves asadditional security against the admission of air or water through thespace between the door and threshold.

The rod e passes through an eye or staple, g, secured to theweather-strip O, and its ends pass through similar eyes or staples itupon the under side of the molding a, these eyes or staples serving oracting as guides for the rod.

One end of the rod projects beyond the end of the molding a, so thatwhen the door is being closed the end of the rod will come in contactwith the side of the door-frame, which will cause the rod 0 to assumeposition as shown in Fig. 2, which will force the weatherstrip downagainst the threshold and retain it there while the door is closed.

When the door is opened the spring 0, with its arm (I, acting againstthe under side of the rod, will draw the weather-stri p up against themolding.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The door B and molding a, having spring 0, with arm (1, in combinationwith the hinged weather-strip O and rod 0, connected to the molding andweather-strip, as described, one end of the rod projecting beyond theend of the strip and molding, and operating substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses. I

GEORGE W. BELL. Witnesses:

JOHN W. JOHNSON, F. M. ROSEDALE.

